The Collaborative International Dictionary
Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, a. [See Petrous.] (Anat.)
Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone.
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Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone.
Petrosal bone (Anat.), a bone corresponding to the petrous portion of the temporal bone of man; or one forming more or less of the periotic capsule.
Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, n. (Anat.)
A petrosal bone.
The auditory capsule.
--Owen.
Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone n. 1 (context anatomy English) A petrosal bone. 2 (context anatomy English) The auditory capsule.
Wikipedia
Petrosal may refer to:
- Inferior petrosal sinus
- Petrosal process
- Petrosal nerve (disambiguation)
- Petrous ganglion
- Petrous part of the temporal bone, in various animals referred to as the petrosal bone
Usage examples of "petrosal".
It was high up, on the right side of his head, in the temple, but back rather far, almost far enough to drive the petrosal bone through the brain.